We checked in to Unit 427 Saturday PM (11/24). Traffic was a mess even before we got off I-10. There was a wreck at the Canal St. Exit so we go off at Orleans Ave. After that, I'm not sure what happened because we mostly were forced to take streets we didn't want to take. Eventually made it on to Iberville heading toward the river. From there, a right on Decatur, right on Canal, and right on Chartres. Check in was easy as always and two men and my wife got things into the unit and stowed while I parked the car.
So, right on Iberville, right on Decatur, right on Canal and right on Bourbon -- ooops, there's a police barricade on Bourbon so no right turn there. Continue on Canal to a right on Dauphine, right on Iberville. From there to the garage by Dickie Brennan's Steak House took about twenty minutes per block. Crossing Bourbon Street by car on Saturday night has to be right up there with things that are close to impossible. The Saturday after Thanksgiving is always the Bayou Classic (Southern v. Grambling) so the French Quarter was loaded. Now, on Monday, things seem to have returned to normal, normal being a relative term. I'm don't think "normal" and New Orleans ever belong in the same sentence.
Bummer! Daisy Duke's was closed for remodeling, supposed to re-open today.
Quarter House does an amazing job of doing some upgrades to units while still keeping maintenance fees under control. We hadn't occupied Unit 427 since 2016. In the interim, sinks were replaced in the baths, the living room furniture was changed, a broken tile in the kitchen area had been re-set and I'm pretty sure the carpet is new. The lack of ovens in most units has been well documented but there is a toaster-oven that I don't remember (but my wife says it was there before).
There are signs and handouts all over QH about weeks being available for sale -- foreclosures and closeouts (what's a closeout in this context?). Two years ago, I gave up with the lady in Sales. She wanted me to tell her what I wanted and I wanted to see what she had. People familiar with QH know there are a lot more variables than there are at most timeshare resorts. I'm not sure why she was hiding the ball but I wasn't going to sit there and try to guess what she had available. I'll try again this week, hopefully with a different sales person.